A bus registration number UBG 812K, belonging to Global Bus Compay, that was heading to Kikagate is said to have collided with a Mbarara-bound Fuso truck registration number UBL 945U when the tragedy occurred.
Mufakinanye explains that he has witnessed the loss of Matooke traders due to the unauthorized road tolls in the district. The road tolls are used to collect money from traders dealing in Matooke, sand, hardcore stones, and cow dung manure.
Irene Pauline Nabina, the acting Refugee Desk Officer in Mbarara, explains that the reduction in food and financial support for refugees has necessitated a shift towards self-reliance rather than dependence on decreasing humanitarian aid.
According to Samson Kasasira, the Rwizi Police Region Spokesperson, the suspect, who is currently at large, committed the heinous act on an undisclosed date and contacted his relatives to inform them of his actions.
Abdu Kamoga the Isingiro District Environment Officer, says that the wetland is one of the fragile ecosystems in the district that has been encroached on and destroyed by people who are cultivating their crops.
The 100 Million Dollar Kikagate-Murongo hydropower plant on River Kagera along the Uganda-Tanzania Border was constructed by Berkeley Energy Company under a Public-Private arrangement between the two countries.
Anita Nasasira Kagimba, the Senior Environment Coordinator at Nsamizi, explains that the primary objective of these environmental groups is to raise awareness among refugees about the importance of preserving land, the risks associated with wetland encroachment, and the need for mitigation measures such as reforestation.
The Ruteete – Kibeba Water Supply and Sanitation project in Bukanga County will serve over 10,000 people from 11 villages in Bukanga and Mbaare Sub Counties.
Dr. Gelard Naluwairo, the public health officer at Nakivale settlement, points out that pneumonia is common among children under the age of five and the elderly, who tend to have low immunity, making them vulnerable to such infections.
Rauf Mazou, the Assistant High Commissioner for Operations at the UNHCR, explained that the funds will be used to help refugees become more self-reliant, which will reduce their dependence on humanitarian aid.
Muhairwe who was in Isingiro District on Thursday for a community dialogue made an impromptu visit to the school site and was told that the contractor abandoned the site after being paid 80 percent of the money.
Samson Kasasira, the Rwizi Region Police Spokesperson, says that while driving Mark-X registration number UBK 535T, the suspects intercepted their victims at Nshungyezi along Isingiro-Kikagate Road, paper sprayed them, and made off with the money in question.
Alex Atwebembaire representing Nyamuyanja Parish to the Sub County is accused of taking part in the beating to death of of Happy Lawrence alias Kakoyera, who has been a resident of Nyarwashama village in Nyamuyanja Sub County, Isingiro district.
Innocent Tumusiime, another affected person in Migyera Village says most of the gardens that had been planted this season at the start of the rains have been destroyed, noting that it will take government's intervention to save them from future hunger.
In May this year, Isingiro district council approve the work plans and budget and instituted a committee chaired by the Finance secretary to investigate anomalies in the 2022/23 financial budget and report back in the next council sitting.
Kenneth Kaunda the Headteacher of Noah Community School said that the rain that started at 4:00 pm, de-roofed three classroom blocks and the school’s administration block.
The trio was picked up Wednesday during a joint district monitoring exercise involving Isingiro District LC V Chairperson Alone Turahi, Resident District Commissioner Adah Nasiima, and the District Internal Security Officer.
